Lady&#39;s corselet and like underwear



1937. w. M. A. MOLYNEUX-SEEL 2,069,014

LADYS CORSELET AND LIKE UNDERWEAR Filed July 25, 1935 .inforced by bands along the lines of greatest in suppifirting the seat or with suspenders and shoul UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE 2,069,014 LADYS CORSELET AND LIKE UNDERWEAR Winefryde Margaret Anna Molyneux-Seel,

Paris, France Application July 25, 1935, Serial No. 33,136 In Great Britain July 26, 1934 5 Claims. (0]. 2-30) This invention'relates to improvements in garments for use as corsets and the like.

According to the invention a garment suitable for use as a corset has the material cutand/or arranged on the cross or bias and is provided er straps which are positioned in such a mann r that a pull isobtained from the point of attachment of the suspenders passing across the front of the body to the shoulder straps and which exerts a staying efiect on the body.

The trunk portion of the garment which may be combined with a brassiere portion, and if desired also with a knicker forming a leg extension is preferably made froma single piece of material cut on the cross, i. e. with the warp and weft threads running diagonally and joined with a seam at the back.

It is preferable to provide a reinforcement at the back or seat for the attachment of the suspenders, and if desired the garment may be restrain i. e. passing from the sides at the lower back edge to the front, Where they cross and then to the sides at the upper back edge.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 being a view showing a corset in accordance with the invention with a brassire piece attached thereto so as to form a corselet. Figure la is a detail view showing a reinforcement piece.

Figures 2 and 3 are respectively a front and back view of the corset in position as shown in Figure 1, while Figure 4 is to show the reinforcement at the back.

Referring to the drawing, the garment in the embodiment illustrated comprises 'a corset or trunk portion I attached to which is an upper portion 2 forming a brassiere although it is to be understood that the latter is not an essential to the invention and that the garment may if desired be. used without it.

In practice the corset is cut from a single piece of material which. is'joined to form a seam 3 at the back. The essential feature of the invention consists in so arranging or cutting the material that the strain to which it is subjected back portion indicated by the arrow B in Figure 1 and the front or stomach portion indicated'by the arrow F in Figure 1, is transferred along certain (wa.rp and weft) threads running in straight lines between the parts of the body to be supported so that of the fact that the a front view cut away arranged in this Way will not give or stretch to the body as would be the case if the material were strained in a direction not parallel with but at an angle to the warp and weft threads which in the drawing are indicated diagrammatically 5 by the shading lines.

In practice it will be found that the threads will run diagonally of the body, that is the trunk, with the threads startingat the four corners of the back as indicated by the arrows C shown in Figure 3 and intersecting at the front opposite the pit of the stomach as indicated at F in Figure 1, which can best be appreciated by reference to Figures 1 and 1a where the corset portion of the garment is shown with a reinforcement consisting of two bands 5, 6. The bands shown separately in Figure 1a are joined at their ends I and 8 and intersect in front at thepoint F on the stomach, the lower ends being located at the seat B and the upper ends being located at the back of the body on the bust line. Thus, as can be seen from Figure 1, the staying effect is obtained by positioning the suspenders in such a manner as to obtain a pull from their point of attachment which is transferred through the warp orweft threads as the case may be across the stomach or front of the body to the shoulder straps.

It will be obvious that the amount of material required'to construct the garment depends upon the length of the wearer, but satisfactory results can be obtained by taking a length of material and after folding it from corner to corner so that the fold runs diagonally of the warp and weft threads placing it with its fold running vertically down the centre of the trunk. This will ensure that the warp and weft threads cross each other at the front.

The garment is provided with shoulder straps l0 and Ill in order to retain it in to take the pull transmitted from weft threads to the suspenders of which three or two as the case may be will be found sufficient. In the embodiment illustrated there are only I the warp and position and 40 two suspenders l2, l3 to each leg and I2, I 3, one 45 point suspension is obtained. 50

'piece, joining the ends of the elastic by a button. 56

Preferably as shown there is provided at the back a. reinforcement iii of inverted V shape and totake the strain imposed by the attachment of the suspenders.

It will be appreciated that the two suspenders l2, l2 at the rear function to keep both the diaphragm and the back of the body flat, since a pull Y .darts may be provided to take up the material over the waist. In practice as shown two separate insets or pieces of material l1, l1 may be attached to the back of the trunk portion having the efiect of a dart, and to these insets are attached the shoulder straps. The front edge of the trunk portion is cut with an upwardly extending peak at the centre as indicated at l8 and along this edge there are attached. two bust pieces l9 and I9 to which front ends of the shoulder straps are secured.

It will be noted that the edges of the bust pieces l9, I9 are reinforced'to take the pull from the shoulder straps. When a brassiere portion is not provided the shoulder straps are .attached directly to the peak is, and in addition in order to position the straps and to prevent them showing, sidestraps (not shown) are attached connecting the shoulder straps to the top of the garment at the sides.

If necessary gussets or darts 20 may be provi ded at the front. In some cases in order to facilitate getting into and out of the garment; the back seam may be made to open at the top.

If desired a petticoat may be attached to the garment or in some cases it may be provided with a knicker extension in-the manner of a camiknicker garment. In this arrangement there are attached to the lower back edge two separate tapering insets which when jointed together form a leg piece that fastens, as by buttoning to the front of the garment so as to provide two leg openings. ment may be cut away from the front edge to provide an inverted V- opening. The sides of this opening are preferably reinforced and carry the attaching buttons.

To facilitate the fastening the gar-' What I claim is:

1. A tight fitting body encircling garment comprising a tubular body portion of woven fabric having the warp and weft threads respectively extending diagonally from the top to the bottom single piece of woven fabric having the warp and weft threads respectively extending diagonally from the top to the bottom in the same directions throughout the entire bodyportion, shoulder straps connected to the upper part of said body portion, and suspenders connected to the lower part of said body portion.

3. A tight fitting body encircling garment comprising a tubular body portion of woven fabric having the warp and weft threads respectively extending diagonally from the top to the bottom in the same directions throughout the entire body portion, shoulder straps connected to the upper part of said body portion, a reinforcing strip of material connected to the lower rear part of the body portion, and a plurality of suspenders connected to said reinforcing strip.

4. A tight fitting body encircling garment comprising a tubular body portion of woven fabric having the warp and weft threads respectively extending diagonally from the top to the bottom in the same directions throughout the entire body portion, shoulder straps connected tothe upper part of said body portion, a reinforcing strip of material connected to the lower rear and side parts of the body portion, and a plurality of suspenders connected to said reinforcing strip at the rear and side parts thereof.

5. A tight fitting body encircling garment comprising a tubular body portion of woven fabric having the warp and weft threadsrespectively extending diagonally from the top to the bottom in the same directions throughout the entire body portion/shoulder straps connected t-o the upper part of said body portion, a band of woven fabric secured to the body portion and crossed centrally to form upper and lower loops, the crossed central portion of the band being located at the front central portion of the body portion and the loops being secured to said body portion along the upper and lower rear edges thereof, and suspenders connected to the lower part of said body portion.

'- WINEFRYDE MARGARET ANNA MOLYNEUX-SEE. 

